Live › vulnerability › CVE-2024-38178
Go to dashboardMicrosoft Windows Scripting Engine has a memory corruption flaw that lets an attacker run code remotely through a specially crafted URL. CISA lists it as actively exploited in the wild.
Summary written from the sources below. Check the originals before acting.
First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows | vendor | – | – |
| microsoft windows 10 1507 | vendor | < 10.0.10240.20751 | 10.0.10240.20751 |
| microsoft windows 10 1607 | vendor | < 10.0.14393.7259 | 10.0.14393.7259 |
| microsoft windows 10 1809 | vendor | < 10.0.17763.6189 | 10.0.17763.6189 |
| microsoft windows 10 21h2 | vendor | < 10.0.19044.4780 | 10.0.19044.4780 |
| microsoft windows 10 22h2 | vendor | < 10.0.19045.4780 | 10.0.19045.4780 |
| microsoft windows 11 21h2 | vendor | < 10.0.22000.3147 | 10.0.22000.3147 |
| microsoft windows 11 22h2 | vendor | < 10.0.22621.4037 | 10.0.22621.4037 |
| microsoft windows 11 23h2 | vendor | < 10.0.22631.4037 | 10.0.22631.4037 |
| microsoft windows 11 24h2 | vendor | < 10.0.26100.1457 | 10.0.26100.1457 |
| microsoft windows server 2012 | vendor | = r2 | – |
| microsoft windows server 2016 | vendor | < 10.0.14393.7259 | 10.0.14393.7259 |
| microsoft windows server 2019 | vendor | < 10.0.17763.6189 | 10.0.17763.6189 |
| microsoft windows server 2022 | vendor | < 10.0.20348.2655 | 10.0.20348.2655 |
| microsoft windows server 2022 23h2 | vendor | < 10.0.25398.1085 | 10.0.25398.1085 |
Unknown from the sources.
Apply the Microsoft security update for CVE-2024-38178 or follow the vendor mitigations; CISA says to discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
Microsoft Windows Scripting Engine contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attacker to initiate remote code execution via a specially crafted URL.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
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